Do you remember if it was coupled with a PF-10 floppy disk drive? I got mine
at the same time but I don't know if it was part of the original CNC
package. The PF is not full of metal burrs like the HC-41.
Francois
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From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo_at_siconic.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: EPSON HC-41 mystery solved...
> On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Sue & Francois wrote:
>
> > I got today an EPSON HX-40. it looks exactly like the HC-41 that I've
> > been wondering about. It seems like the hc-41 is a OEM'd version of
> > the HX-40 with a different keyboard. The HC-41 I have was used to
> > control a CNC machine of some sort.
>
> The only time I've ever seen an HC-41 was as the contoller for a CNC
> lathe. I asked the proprietor of the surplus shop if I could buy the
> HC-41 separately, and he said sure, buy it for $(whatever the price of the
> lathe was) and I could get a free lathe with it.
>
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